GE KVM18DA, KVM24DA Use and Care Manual
UseandCareof
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KVM18D4
KVM21D9
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Operating
Airdirection
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HOWtocleantheairflter p6
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ouestiolls2..
theProblem
BeforeUsingyour ‘
imstruetiom
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AirConditioner. . . . . . . . . ...2
Energy-SavingTips . . . ..+ . ....2
ImportantSafetyInstructions.. ..2
ElectricalSafety. . . . .. . . . . . ...3
Operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4.5.
AirDirection. . . . ... . . . . . . ...5
UserMaintenance -
~stmctioni . ..-. . .. . .....”.. .6
ThePrpbIemSolver. .. . .i, .’:..7-
If YouNeedSeWice. . . . ....”~...7 ~
Warranty. ..
Whenheatisc’storedup’’inw&ls, .
firriiture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertikeslongerto ~ ~~
producethe.desiredco~fod ‘ ‘
conditiofi. ~~.0 ,.’ ~~
@Keepwindowstid doors
closed.C061,d~’ati escapes ~ ‘
whbnthey’reopen.~ ‘
@Keepfurna;efloorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.‘Coldair
caneasilyescapefirough~hem.
~Don’tlet drapesorfurnitureblock,
thefrofitoftheuyitandrestrictair
flowwhenitisoperating. ‘
~It’sbesttooperateyourair
conditionerathighspeedduring
extremelyhotweather..
@Keeptheoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage6.) ~
*Turntheairconditioneroff
beforevacationsor extended.
absencesfromhome.
. . . .... ..Back Cover
Beforeusingyour air
conditionerreadthisbook
Carefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelbehind
thefrontgrille ontheleft-handside
oftheairdischargeduct.Seepage6.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard, pleasewritethese ,
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethese numbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
Ifyoureceivedadam~ed
airconditioner.● ●
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.
savetimeandmoney,
Beforeyou
service. e e
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page7.It listsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthat youcan
correctyourself.
request
Readall
before
usingthkappliance.
Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:
@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendedpurposeasdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
oThisairconditionermustbe
properlyinstalledinaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions
beforeitisused.Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.
0Neverunplugyourairconditioner
bypullingonthepowercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromthereceptacle.
@Repairorreplaceimmediately
allelectricservicecordsthat
havebecomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.Donotusea cordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateitherthe
plugor connectorend.
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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Ow toconnect
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Forpemonalsafety9
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thkappliance
properlygrounded.
mmtbe
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypewall
outlet.Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableatmosthardwarestores.
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TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCAtdADA)
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EteetricaI
requirement@
~-voit modelsrequirea 115/120volta.c., 60hzgroundedoutlet
protectedwitha 15amptimedelay
fise orcircuitbreaker.
Thepowercordonthesemodelshas
athree-prong(grounding)plugthat
mateswitha standardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet(Fig.1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromtheseappliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
I
INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
Fig.
1
BEFOREUSE
Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityandobligation
tohaveitreplacedwitha properly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.
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Do Nm, umFRANY ‘“ ~
CmC~-STANCES; CUT“,
ORmMom Tm TH~
(GROUND)PRONGmoM
T~ ~WER CO~. - ‘
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230/208-voltmodelsrequiretheir
ownsinglebranchcircuitsupplying
230/208-volta.c., protectedwitha
timedelayfise orcircuitbreaker.
Thisisrecommendedforbest
performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
-hichcouldcausea possiblefire
rd fromoverheatingwires.
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The powercordonthesemodels
_ hasa 230/208-voltperpendicular
tandemor largetandemtype plug
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thatmatesrespectivelywitha
230/20&VOLT MA~HING
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
@e
230/208-VOLT
TANDEMTYPE
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
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Do
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2301208-VOLT
LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30AMPTIME DELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTECTION
MATCHING
WALL OUTLET
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MA~HING
Whetheryourairconditioneris a
~5-voltora 230/208-voltunit9it
isimportanttohavethewall
outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianif thereis
anydoubtastowhethera proper
groundexists.
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards ,
undercertainconditions,we
strong~yrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterpiug.However,
ifyoustill electtousean adapter,
wherelocal codespermit,a
TEMPOWRY CONNE~ION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
UL listedadapter(Fig.2) available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
Fig.2 “‘
BEFOREUSE
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachingtheadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtie appliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqtified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
Whendisconnectingthepowercord
fromtheadapter,alwaysholdthe
adapterwithonehand.If thisisnot
done,theadaptergroundterminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminalbreak,DON~ USEthe
applianceuntila properground
hasagainbeenestablished.
use Ofetiension corm
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagti the
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttousean extension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbe a UL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordand
thatthecurrentcarryingratingof
thecordin amperesbeequalto or
greaterthanthebranchcircuitsize
shownontheratingnameplateof
theappliance.Suchextensioncords
areobtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorgani~tion.
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